Zheng Changhe finally brightened up and enthusiastically discussed the betrothal gifts with the woman from the Yang Family.
Juhua and Qingmu also breathed a sigh of relief.
'They had intended to come home and tell their parents first,' they thought. 'But their maternal grandmother had insisted that a maternal uncle's authority was absolute, so they had gone to the prospective bride's house for the meeting first. Who knew their father would actually get so jealous?'
In the days that followed, Zheng Changhe and the woman from the Yang Family became a whirlwind of activity. They procured all sorts of betrothal gifts, hired a matchmaker, and sent word to Liujiatang to set the formal engagement proposal for the tenth of the month.
Juhua and Qingmu could hardly get involved. Every time they tried to offer an opinion, the couple would shoot it down, always finding some reason why it wasn't appropriate.
